Flower table



June 17, 1930. A E, BARTON .1,764,543

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A. E. BARTON v FLOWER TABLE 2 Sheets-She'c 2 Filed Aug. 7, 1928 Aff/Ba 71072/ :zo the ex Patented June 17, 1930 wf i UNITED STA y ANNIEY EVA BARTON, or RoY, UTAH f:E'LowiinTABLE Y Vi Appiivation filed ii'ugutf'?, 192e.'v lserial 116.298,039.

f their removal from'oneplacetoanother with the leastpossible trouble@ I A; more particular" object is to provide a flo-wer table ofthe abovelrind which isgad` justable inlieight whereby the vflower #pots 'i5 vmay be supported atthegproper velevation in front of a window to accord with the heightofthe windo'w'sill-from the floor. 1 "A s tillfurther object is to provide for effective and.convenientcatching and disposal of j f 'esswater Wliichjniay drip fromr the flower pots. Q I v f Still another object is to provide'a flower tablelof the above kind which is extremely simple :and durable in coiistruction, attractive in appearance, extremely serviceable in use, and economical to manufacture. y

jOther objects will appear as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination 3o and" arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,'sliown iii the'accompanying' vdrawings and claime'd. y c Inth'e drawingsz` y `Figure1 is a' top' plan viewv of a flower' table embodying the present invention.l

'f Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section Figur'e is anenlarged' detailed sectionalv view, showing' the mountingof thefeed screw 1 forming part'of the ineansfor vertically lad- "'45 usting the upper portion of thetable.

Referring more in vlikllto the drawings, the embodiment ofthe invention illustrated includes a rectangular crate-like basefran'iel y 5. preferably constructed ofligidly connected: bars or timbers and havmgmetallic orwooden corner supporting` legs Geqiiipped withi'ubjberfor metallicffcaste'rs 7 tov facilitate movefinefnt'ofgfthe table onfthe floor; 'lhe hase fr'aine 5 preferably includes rigidly connected spaced'upper and lower rectangular frame Thelower cross piece 19 has a thrust bearing 10 injwlhich1 is joiirnaledthelower-,endof Vaniip'riglitfeed screw 11 that is alsofjournaled v in ,tl'ie upperfcrosspiece 8 as at 12 and'pro -jectsiabove thebase frame as clearly shown iH'Figures aand 4. g u

The present HOWQI table further also insectionsliavi'ngcentral cross pieces8 and 9.

cludesfa vertically'adjustable upper portion which consists of a hollow open bottom metalv lic body k18 loosely fitting and slidably, telefscoped at its lower endover .the base frame and "operatively associated'with the feed screwdl krso as to beraised or lowered upon rotation ofwsaid feed screwwA's shown1 a horizontalrectangular "frame 14 isyrigidly ffitte'dand secured 'in the body( 13 near its lower end, and connect-ing opposite corners of the'fi'ame y14' arediagonal crossed bars or bracesfflv which are apertur'edat their .point of crossing to'- pfermitthev passage of the feed i 'screw 11 therethroughfand upon kwhichjis welded or otherijvise'secured a nut 16 through whichthe feed screwl 11VA extends and in which said feed screw has threaded engagement; As

the body-13 lits over the baseframe land is thus' restrained from rotation about the raisedfupon rotation vof the screw 11 inA one the feed screw 11` forengagement bythe nut ',fso that the upward adjustment of thebody lfvnray:l be properly limited'gto prevent the V-I iutfl from passingentirely"off of the feed screwinv case offexcessive upwardy yadjustnielltofthebodywli.:A y gfAny;` suitablemeans maybe provided vfor v1nanuallyfrotaiting therfeed screwV 1 1, bu tV such means preferably consists of arelatively large ivorjii gear 18 fined .upon the lower portion of axis'` of the screw 11,1-it is apparent that the 'body 13 will be vertically adjusted upon rotation ofthe feedscrew 11V, the body 13 beingl feed screw 11 between the cross bars 8 and 9, a horizontal drive shaft 19 j ournaled in the base frame 5 near the front of the latter and having` a worm 2O on its inner end constantly meshing with the worm gear 18, the other end of the shaft 19 terminating adjacent one end of the, base frame 5 in a polygonal or other end adapted for driving engagement with the socket of a removable operating'handle or crank 21. rlhe crank 21 is adapted to engage the end of shaft 19 s o as to beactuated 'from'outside of the body 13, and the latter may be vertically slotted so that the crank21 will not interfere with the vertical adjustment of the body 13. v v f The body 13 is provided with a longitudinallyistepped or terraced top wall providingY a serie-s of risers 22 extending from ,end to end of said top wall, and correspondingly eX tendinghorizontal portions23. The horizonta'lportions 23 of the steps are respectively disposed above laterallyinclined troughs 24 .rigidly mounted in and extending from end to `.endet the'body 13 as clearlyshown'in Figures 2 and el, and each horizontal portion 23 fur'- ther has alongitudinal series ofcircular 'openf ings to receive the flower pots as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 4.V Itis still further noted that the horizontal portions 23 slope toward and are depressed about the openings" 25 so that any water which mayind itsway upon the portions 23 outsideof the flower pots .will readily drain downwardlythroughthe openings 25 into thetroughs 24. l i The troughs 24 are preferably mounted directly beneath the openings 25, and they-may therefore form rests or supportsfor the flower pots in case they project sufficiently through the openings 25. The troughs`2t incline toward one end of the body 13 where they are rigidly 'connected to and placed in communication with a forwardly inclined gutter 26 v having'a depending discharge pipe 27v at its forward end opening into the top. of a collec- Ytion'tank or receptacle 28 arranged inside of the adjacent end of thev body 13 abovel the frame 14. It is thusrapparent that excess Vwater placed in the ilower pots will drain through the bottom openings of the latterand dripinto the troughs 24 so as to be conveyed by way of gutter 26 and'pipe 27 to' the collection receptacle 28. f lThe receptacle 28-is provided with a'bottom'vdrain cock-29'softhat the water may be -drainedtherefrom from time 'to time or when found necessary or desirable,

'the ldrain cock 29 having a suspensionliook 30 whereby a bucket or the like mayv be sus-V pended in positionto receive the waterfrom the vessel 28 when the drain cock 29 is opened. Theend wall ofthe body 13 adjacent the col-Y lection Y receptacle 28 has a 4:door section v3,1 whichY may be .opened topermit convenient access to the drain'cock 2 9 i-n emptying the collection vessel 28. l

t is particularly noted that the body` 1 3 that the construction, manner of use and advantages of the invention will'be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in .the fart. n Howevenit is notedv that the pro'- vision'V of the casters 7 permit the table to be readily lm-oved from one place to another, while the crank 21 -may be applied tovshaft 19 and operated so as to raise the body 13 for 'positioning the top of the latter at the required elevation in Yaccorda-nce withy the h eightl of a particular window sill from the filoorV of the room. In this way the flower pots are located with respect to the window to insure aneat appearance and to enable `proper l-ight to Yfbe given to the` plants `in the :flower pots. Due to the terraced; form of the top wall of the body 13 sutlici'ent light ris insured 'r"or` the pla-ntsin all of lthe ro`ws,'and a neat Varr'aiigement'andv display of the flowers is danger of wetting the iioor or soilingany V loorcovering which may be provided upon the floor( Y f Minor changes may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope .ofthe invention as claimed.v

The outer surfaces of thebody 13 are preferablylinished in fdifferent 'floral' designs and colors .to matchk diilerent rooms, and the tables may obviously be produced in sizesv of greater or lessV capacity, as desired.

' That I 4Claim as new is: y

1. In a flower table. the combination .of a supporting base, a hollow body mounted on said supporting base andhaving ya generally rectangulan.stepped top wall providing a series of straight horizontal portions each provided. with a `longitudinal series ottlower pot receiving openings, a straight laterally inclineddrip trough mounted Ain the body 'directly' beneath each ,series of openings, a

fdrip collection receptacle mounted in one end .of `the body near .the front ofthe latter, .andv

a forwardly inclinedfgutten forv conducting the water` from the troughsto saidcollection y ,rectangular Vstepped j top wall providing series of straight p horizontal portions each provided with a longitudinal series of, flower pot receiving openings,'a straight laterally int clined drip trough mounted in the body directly beneath each' series of openings, a dripl collection receptacle mounted in one end of the body near the front of the latter, means for conducting' the water from the troughs i yto said collection receptacle, said last named bottom drain cock for saidf ceptacle.

means comprising a forwardly inclined gutter having an outlet pipe communicating with the top of said collection receptacle,` and a Y, 3.k In a flower tableJ thev combinationof a supporting base, a hollow body mounted on saidl supporting base and having a stepped top, wall providing'Y a series of horizontal` portions veach provided with a longitudinal series of flower pot receiving openings, a laterally inclined driptrough mounted in the body directly beneath each series of openings, a drip collection receptacle mounted inv one end of the body, and means for conducting the water from the troughs to said collection receptacle, said horizontal portions of the top wall of the body being permanently 'depressed and sloped toward the openings vin the latter. f Y

A. In a flower table,' the combination with: a'supporting base, of a hollow open bottom .bodyslidably telescoped at its lower end oversaid base for vertical adjustment relative thereto, said body having a stepped top wall provided with a plurality of series of to said base, said last named means comprising a vertical Afeed screw journaledy on the n base and a nut member rigidly mounted on and centrally of said frame within the body and having threaded engagement with said feed screw.

In testimony whereof I afX my signature.

ANNIE EVA BARTON.

collection re-V the body, and' means to vertically adjust said body relative 

